Sorry mum, spilt the aquatint
Primary Artist
Tony Coleing (1942–)
Title
Reference
MOCA (1988), 145
Date made
1987
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Victorian Print Workshop, 188 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
21.5 x 14.7 cm (plate-mark)
Support
off-white wove Hahnemuhle paper
Support size
39.8 x 29.9 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: lower left, image of rooster within circle
State
published state
Impression
trial proof
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Titled printed, lower centre within image in black ink' 'SORRY MUM, SPILT THE AQUATINT' '. Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Coleing 1987'. Inscribed with edition details lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Trial proof'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
Inscribed, lower right, below image, in black pencil 'printed by J.L.'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
159201
Accession number
2006.551
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 6, 2005/2006 (2006-06-13)
Provenance
Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from the artist, New South Wales, 2006.
Credit line
Gift of the artist, 2006
Creators
COLEING, Tony | (1942–) Australian | Male | artist
LOANE, John | (1950–) Australian | Male | printer
VICTORIAN PRINT WORKSHOP | (1981–1989) Australian | Organisation | print workshop
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013